WORLD IN BRIEF : SOVIET UNION : Fired KGB General Sues Former Bosses
A KGB general dismissed for his fierce public criticism and revelations about the security service launched a lawsuit against his former bosses, saying they had no right to strip him of his pension. Oleg Kalugin, 55, named KGB chief Vladimir Kryuchkov and two other top officials in his action, calling the denial of the pension an “inhuman act” taken as a reprisal. Moscow city court adjourned the case until Oct. 23, pending information from the Moscow prosecutor on KGB charges that Kalugin revealed state secrets by disclosing details of the security service’s operations in the United States.
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